OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI – When she died in December, just two months after her first birthday, Zoie Grace Johnston had hemorrhaging in her brain and eyes, and alcohol and marijuana in her blood, according to court documents.

On Sept. 30, nine months after Zoie was pronounced dead at a Kalamazoo hospital, her mother’s 22-year-old boyfriend, Toren V. Hains, of Traverse City, was charged with abusing and killing the toddler.

The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office has authorized charges of open murder, felony murder and first-degree child abuse against Hains, who was arraigned Oct. 4 in Kalamazoo County District Court.

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, which investigated the case, has not released any information on the toddler's death or charges against Hains. Prosecutor Jeff Getting confirmed the charges when contacted Friday by the Kalamazoo Gazette.

The charges against Hains stem from a Dec. 30 incident in Oshtemo Township, court documents show.

Zoie, according to a death certificate filed in the Kalamazoo County Clerk’s Office, died from her injuries Dec. 31 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. It lists the cause and manner of death as pending.

When charges were authorized, prosecutors asked District Judge Vincent C. Westra to deny bond for Hains. At that time, prosecutors said Hains had been babysitting Zoie on Dec. 30 and “tells people that she fell from his arms.”

The child lived with her mother, Bailea Johnston, at an apartment in the 1800 block of South 11th Street in Oshtemo Township, according to court records.

“Child has bilateral brain and eye hemorrhages, has .087% alcohol and THC in her system,” prosecutors said in requesting that the judge deny bond. “Child is declared brain dead and pathologist rules homicide. (Hains) says he was the only person around the child.”

Westra denied bond for Hains, who is being held in the Kalamazoo County Jail. He is scheduled to be back in court Oct. 31 for a hearing on evidence against him.

Hains is being represented by court-appointed attorney Keith Turpel. In his request for an attorney at public expense, Hains said he is currently unemployed and living with his parents in Traverse City, court documents show.

Rex Hall Jr. is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. You can reach him at rhall2@mlive.com. Follow him on Twitter.